without incident
idiom
: without any unexpected trouble
The suspects were arrested without incident.
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Police said Holmes was taken into custody without incident and transferred to the Sumter County Jail, where he was being held when the escape occurred.
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Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Proctor subsequently took flights to Trinidad and also Barbados, another Caribbean island, and returned stateside without incident three more times between December 2024 and September 2025, according to his wife’s declaration.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Most demonstrations occurred without incident.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
That celebration unfolded largely without incident.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
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Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Proctor subsequently took flights to Trinidad and also Barbados, another Caribbean island, and returned stateside without incident three more times between December 2024 and September 2025, according to his wife’s declaration.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Most demonstrations occurred without incident.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
That celebration unfolded largely without incident.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Without incident.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20incident. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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